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Green Bay
City and county seat of Brown County, Wisconsin

Green Bay

Green Bay is a city in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat.

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It is located along the Green Bay inlet at the mouth of the Fox River on Lake Michigan. With a population of 107,395 at the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in Wisconsin and third-most populous city on Lake Michigan. The Green Bay metropolitan area has an estimated 335,000 residents.

Get in

Getting to Green Bay

There are two nearby options for flying into Green Bay.

  1. 01
    Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport
  2. 02
    Appleton International Airport
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Lambeau Field

    Home stadium of the American Football Green Bay Packers also features a tour of the stadium and the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame (HOF), featuring exhibits of team history.

  2. 02
    Neville Public Museum

    Sun noon-5PM, closed Mon, Tue noon-8PM, Wed-Sat 9AM-5PM.

  3. 03
    National Railroad Museum

    This sprawling museum has dozens of train engines and cars on display outdoors and in hangars, plus a model railroad in the Children's Depot, a short train ride, and an observation tower.

  4. 04
    Heritage Hill State Historical Park
  5. 05
    Green Bay Botanical Garden

    2600 Larsen Rd,.

  6. 06
    Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral

    139 S Madison St,.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Bay Beach Amusement Park

    A park featuring carnival rides and a roller coaster along the bay of Green Bay.

  2. 02
    Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary

    A park focused on providing the opportunity to learn about and interact with wildlife.

  3. 03
    NEW Zoo

    Take a walk on the wild side and visit the many animals of the zoo.

  4. 04
    Packers Training Camp

    During the late summer before the start of the NFL regular season, the Green Bay Packers practice on outdoor fields across from Lambeau Field (weather permitting).

  5. 05
    Green Bay Phoenix

    The sports teams of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay are also popular in the area, especially the men's and women's basketball teams (the school has no football team).

  6. 06
    The Weidner

    Weidner Center for the Performing Arts), 2420 Nicolet Dr, weidnertickets@uwgb.edu.

Eat

Where to eat

The Pancake Place, 143 S Military Ave,. Lots of pancake options, huge omelets, piles of hash brown skillets, and a full lunch/dinner menu ~$8. Kavarna Coffehouse, 143 North Broadway,. Hands down best vegetarian food in the Greater Green Bay Area. Good coffee, local microbrews, and also a great place to find leads into other Green Bay/Wisconsin gems that you wouldn't find unless you met the right folks. ~$10.

  1. 01
    Fox Harbor Pub and Grill

    Sandwiches, wings, burgers, pizza, and seafood in 1896 Fetterman Hotel building along Fox River Trail.

  2. 02
    Cheesesteak Rebellion

    A Star Wars themed restaurant that serves cheesesteaks, cheese curds and other classic Wisconsin bar fare.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.